Two US Airlines Suspend Flights To Haiti Amid Violence Spike

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JetBlue and Spirit Airlines suspended flights to Haiti this week, sources at Port-au-Prince’s international airport said, as a fresh spike in gang violence roils the struggling Caribbean nation.

Both US airlines canceled flights between Fort Lauderdale in Florida and Port-au-Prince, although JetBlue has maintained its direct flight from New York City.

Neither airline has publicly stated why the flights were suspended, though Haiti has…